Alfonso VIII of Castile
(1155-1214)
King of Castile and Toledo from 1158 to 1214
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Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble (El Noble) or the one of Las Navas (el de las Navas), was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula.
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11 November 1155
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5 October 1214 (aged 58)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile 1162-1214 12th-century English princess and queen consort of Castile and Toledo · m. 1170
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Berengaria 1st child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1180 Age: 845 1180- Celebrity Baby -
Sancho 2nd child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 5 Apr 1181 Age: 844 1181- Celebrity Baby
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Sancha 3rd child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 20 Mar 1182 Age: 843 1182- Celebrity Baby
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Henry 4th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 1184 Age: 841 1184- Celebrity Baby
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Urraca 5th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1187 Age: 838 1187- Celebrity Baby
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Blanche 6th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 4 Mar 1188 Age: 837 1188- Celebrity Baby
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Ferdinand 7th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 1189 Age: 836 1189- Celebrity Baby
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Leonor de Castilla 8th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1191 d. 1244 Age: 52 (at death) 1191-1244 Queen consort of Aragon
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Eleanor 9th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1200 Age: 825 1200- Celebrity Baby
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Constance 10th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1202 Age: 823 1202- Celebrity Baby
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Henry 11th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 14 Apr 1204 Age: 821 1204- Celebrity Baby
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